Automobile.



G. DE FEVRE & J. E. WOODBRIDGE.

AUTOMOBILE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1909.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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G. DE FEVER & J. E. WOODBRIDGE. AUTOMOBILE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 21, 1909. 1 ,081,923 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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Specification of Ltters Patent.

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biles and, particularly, to radiators for internal combustion engines.

This invention also relates to a novel 'arrangement of radiator orcondenser, fan and hood on the frame or chassis of automobiles.

Among the objects of our invention may be noted the following: toprovide an arrangement and disposition of the hood, radiator and fanwhich will protect the radiator and increase its efliciency; to providean arrangement and construction of the hood and radiator which willprotect the motor and render it readily accessible from all points andnot detract from the efliciency of the radiator; to provide means bywhich the air may be drawn into the face of the radiator and exhaustedfrom the latter practically in all directions; and to provide means bywhich the radiator can be prevented from becoming overheated.

VVit'h the above objects in View, and others which will'be detailedduring the course of this description, our invention consists in theparts, features, elements and combinations of elements, all ashereinafter described and claimed.

In order that our invention may be clearly understood, the accompanyingdrawings are provided in which:

Figure 1 is a partial elevation and longitudinal, vertical section oftherforw'ard end of the frame or chassis of an automobile having ourinvention ap lied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view il ustrating thedashboard, side-bars and radiator, according to our invention; Fig. 3 isa view similar to r Fig. 1 showing a portion of the hood in sideelevation; Fig. 4 is a vertical, transverse section taken on the line4-4 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the side-bars of theframe or chassis of an automobile; 2 the "dashboard of the ear; and 3the motor, which is supported in the usual izr'ianne'r upon the frame 71, the motor being shown in outline merely and without referenceto'detai-ls, since it may do be of anyapproved type. In the form shownin 1 anti 2, the hb'od i, which covers the motor, is hinged at 5 to thefaceplate 6 of the radiator-frame above its radia tihg section 7, thesaid radiator being $5 thus arranged between the rear end of the hoodand the froiit of the dash-board 2 and seci'ired to the latter by -meansof the side and top flanges '8, Which-are provided with a series ofa'perturesthrou'gh which and the ("49 dash-board bolts 9 are passed tofasten it firmly to the "latter, the radiator settin at its bottom onthe opposite side-bars i o the frame-to which it is'a'lso securelybolted. At its forward end, the hood may be secured 7 or latched *to theframe'in any usual manner, so as to event it from rattling or beinglifted, an in its -forward face is provided with a door or gate composedof a rectang'ulajr frame 10, provided with a screen 11, w and hinged atits'bot-tom, as at 12, near the lower edge of the front end of the hood,a lock'orr latch iabeing' provided to secure the same against accidentalopening or to prevent any one from opening it without a key. 83 As shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the hoodextends vertically from the'frar'ne of the carto near the top of the radiator and laterally covers a large portion ofthe tubing of said radiator. This feature is shown articularly in M Fig.2, where theou'tl'ine oft e hood is represented by dotted lines. Thus,outside of the'fram'e of the hood, large volumes of air can be drawn'intothe face of the radiator at opposite sides, while a very largevolume of air can be drawn in through the screen 11 at the front end/ofthe hood and around the motor, thus rendering efiective the entire faceof the radiating section of the radiator. We desire to lay particularstress upon the 3m disposition of the radiator in the rear of the hoodand remote from the front end of the car since it gives greatprotection. to the radiator, which is a comparatively delicate andexpensive element of the car. Further- 1% more, this arrangement givessymmetry and an es'thetic appearance to the car, which is verydesirable. I

The radiator, fin'its eneral features, may be of any usual form, thoughwe prefer that w form which is illustrated in our application' SerialNo. 491,301, filed April 21, 1909.

The radiator, according to our present in-- vention, will have thetop'portion 14 of its frame extended rearwardly quite a distance beyondits side frame-portions 15 and the radiating section 7, as clearly shownin Fig. 1; and, corresponding 'to this frame extension 14, the oppositesidesof the frame of the radiator are provided with the screensections16, which leave the frame of the radiator practically open' at bothsides in' rear of its radiating-section. Ihis struc: ture of the frameprovides a large chamber 17 betweenv the dash-board 2 and theradiating-section 7, anfilfbetween the frame-- the side-bars 1 of thechassis. Furthermore,

the dash-board 2 is cut out at its bottom across substantially its.entire width, so as to provide the passage 20 at the, back of thechamber 17, near its bottom, which communicates with the space 21, underthe footbo-ard 2 2 of the car, thus continuing the' chamber 17 throughthe dash-boardand under the foot-board. No bottompiece .is provided inthe space 19, between the side-bars of the chassis directly under thefoot-board 22 and dash-board 2, thus allowing the air drawn into theradiator by the'fan 23 to pass and to be forced through the chamber 17into the space21 and down through the bottom of the car under thefoot-board 22,

as well as down through the bottom of-the chamber through the space 19,and laterally through the screen 16 in the opposite sides of theradiator, and also through the aper tures 18 in the top part 14 of theradiatorframe. The fan may be of any usual construction suitable for thepurpose of drawing air into the chamber 17 through the face of theradiator and at the same. time acting to drive or-force the air fromsaid chamber all around, as just described. The fan preferably islocated within the chamber 17, directly behind the radiating-section 7,andis journaled at 24 to the dash-board. The fanframe is provided withthe pulley-extension 25, around which runs the belt 26, which latter isdriven in usual manner by the drivewheel 27 ofthe motor, or by any otheravailable mechanism of the car. At this point, we desire to lay stressupon the general arrangement and combination of parts just described, inthat it is an important featureof our invention to provide the chamber17 in rear of the radiator and have the fan located in said chamber.directly behind the radiating-section, so as to enable the fan to latterand the dash-board.

provide a powerful exhaust through said tubing and operate to powerfullydrive the air thus drawn into the chamber 17 from the latter in alldirections. It is to be understood, however, that the disposition of thefan-pulley shown is not to be taken as essential, for said pulley couldbe disposed at the back of the fanso' as to be between the Preferably,the screen-sections 16 are made removable, the means shown in thisinstance being lugs 28 on theside-bars 1 of the frame of the car forconfining the lower end of the screen-section, and a latch 29 at the topfor holding the upper end of the screen-section firmly in place. Byswinging the latch away from the screen-section 16, it can be readilylifted from the confining lugs 28. No stress is laid upon the'particularmeans for rendering the screen-sections removable, thou h importance isattachedto the removability of said sections, since it enables readyaccessto the fan and to the radiator in case of accident, or if for anypurpose it is desired to gain access to the chamber 17.

In the form of our invention shown in Figs. 3, 4and 5, the hood 4 ismade with an inner casing 30, which, in form, may or may not conform tothe outline of the enginecylinders and inlet-pipes, this casing beingconnected at 31 to the hood 4, near its hinged end, and at its lower endis secured all around to the lower edge of. the hood, thus providingbetween the hood and the casing a chamber 32. By thus constructing-thehood, the same is made double, and upon this feature of our invention wedesire to lay stress, since its importance lies in the fact that thehood 4 can be made of substantially any shape desired for ornamentalpurposes and with a view to giving symmetry and esthetie form to the carat its forward end,.

and can also be provided with openings of any character desired at frontand s1des calculated to freely admit air in large volume fortransmission to the radiating-sectionof the radiator. This structure has.a great advantagefalso in that a sealed-hood-eifect isobtained, incombination'with an open-hood effect, since it is quite desirable toprevent sand, grit, dust, water, or other substances from reaching thecylinders of the motor, or other parts thereof, and it is also essentialto admit 'as much air to the hood as possible, in order to supply therequired great volume of air for cooling purposes. Furthermore,-

by providing the inner sealed-hood, the outer hood can. be provided withall kinds of openings or air-flues, such as the screen 11 andair-inlets, and the elongated, vertical slots 33, in rear of each ofwhich a fin 34 may be provided, which will effectively catch and shuntthe air into the chamber 32, thus increasing the volume of air passing50 't ant since 'repairs .10 the-contour of the outer-hood or-thecontour of the motor,:'-andi-in -either case the inotoi chamberis madeas largea'spossible and the hood-chamber as narrow as possible.(Dbviously, when 'itiis desired to inspect 5 the -motor, -or' get--atthemechanism underv the hood, the latter-can be lifted and, in thedorm-shown in Figs. 3,-'-4-.- and 5, the inner -'-sealed-hoodwill beliftedat the same time,

since the-outer and the innerhoods are conneoted= together. :This isexceedingly important since, when it is necessary to mspect or examinethemotor, =it should be possible to gain access to every part from everyside. This is oss'ible in-ourconstruction oiraccount-o :placing' theradiator in-rear of the-hood-as'described. "Theinner sealed-hoodprevents the :dust, dirt, grit, sand'and rain :Erom reaching thecylinders, or any operative parts of themotor-and, in

consequence, the latter-will bekept perfectly clean-and the usualwearsan'd tear on it will be eliminated. *By providing the inner -sealed'hoodas described, the -usual fins 'or -shutters, which,:guard' the sideopenings -in the outer 'hood,'ean be omitted, since-rain,

dust,--etc., 'cannotareach 'the; motor but will pass through the chamber32 and the radiator and be ejected frommthebottom of the car and thesides and-top ofthe radiator.

. From the foregoing description, it will =be seen' that the followingarenamong the advantages -of our invention: The radiator is completelyprotected from all possibility -ofaccidental damage, since itis sofar-back i rom the-front ofthe-carasto eliminate all chance-of vehiclesstriking the same, or-0f its'being injured ifthe car should strikeobstructions of any kind, or moving objects-of any character, this beingimporto-radiators are usually 'very-expensive:and accidents to theradiator-are liable to put itand the car out of commission. :Thedisposition shown of the radiator also places it back of the motor andmakes the latter much more accessible 'from every point=whenneoessaryto'work on it for any purpose. 'This is exceedinglyimportant-since it-enables thorough examinationand quickrepairs. Bydisposing the so radiator as shown, in combination with a hoodsuch-asshown, the range vof vision of the operator or driver of the car is verymuch increased, since the road ahead close to the front of the vehicleis clearly in sight as and-enables small objects to be qu ckly seen mas-- andvavoided. iTltiS' is especially important when the -caris going athigh s eed-and sma ll objects are not readily discernible until thecarisalmost .upon them, and often -cannotw be-seen at all when the car has ahigh projection-such as made by the radiator placed at the front end ofthe'car in the iline ot vision. By placing the fandirectly 1 behind theradiating-section, the aircan be drawn-in freely through said sectionandoquiclely forced out-of the top, sides and bottom, thus quicklydisposing of the hot "airaand increasing the cooling wefliciency of theradiator. By making" the-hood double,

Hit is also considerably strengthened and Ten-('80 deredi much-morerigid than a single hood, thus. avoiding. warpingi and springing of theside and ends and maintaining it always in good condition and capable ofbeing fas- -=tened :down: tight to insure the engine from-, 5 grit,dustyetc. We desirefiit understood, however, that we ,do not. purposelimiting our invention to any. particular .form of radiating-section, asit is with-in the scope ofour invention to employ anyform of-.radiator-tubing ifound efficient and practicable for the purpose. Nor dowe purpose confining-our invention to the disposition of the fan inthechamber in rear of the tub- .zing,zithough-this disposition ispreferable,-. since the fan could be placed in front of the tubing inthe hood-chamber and so -formed as to force the-air through .the tubing.Moreover, we do not purpose limiting our invention to driving the airfrom thet o =ichamber 17 through the sides, top, bottom *and back, asillustrated: and described, since "there-may be forms of carsnecessitating thezelimination of some of the outlets and restricting theexhaust to the sides or the top, or the bottom, or the back, or any twoor more ways. of forcing the airfrom the -:chamber.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Let-- ters Patent is:

' 1. In a cooling apparatus for automobiles, the combination with amotor, a casing covering said motor and completely hooding thesame, acooling device cooperating with the rear end of said casing and having aportion of its radiating-section exposed and a portion covered by saidcasing, a chamber in rearof said cooling device cooperating with thelatter and having openings through which air entering the chamber fromthe cooling device may be expelled, and means located in said chamberfor expelling the air from the latter and preventing the air fromreaching the motor casing.

2. In combination with the chassis of an automobile, a motor supportedby said 'chassis, a hood covering said motor and having meanscooperating with the chassis to lock the hood to the latter, a coolingde-' vice in rear of said hood having)a ortion of its radiating-sectioncovered y t e end of said hoodand a portion e'xposed'outside of saidhood, and means in rear of said c0015 ing device for drawing airthroughits ra-, dieting-section. e

3. In combination with the motor of an, automobile, a hood forprotecting said motor comprising an inner casingand an outer casing, thecasings being secured to ether in through said radiator. 7

4. In combination with the motorof an automobile, a hood for protectingsaid motor comprising an inner casing and an outer casing, the casingsbeing secured together in spaced apart re ation so as to provide betweenthe same an air chamber; and means whereby said double hood may belifted clear of the motor to permit inspectionof the latter.

5. A motor car having in combination with its frame, motor and coolingdevice, a double hood coveringthe motor, and having a chamber throughwhich air may pass to the cooling device and through the same withoutcoming into contact with the motor.

6. In combination with the frame and motor of a motor car, a double bondfor covering the motor and-completely protecting it from grit, dust,etc., said hood having a chamber independent of the chamber in which themotor stands, a cooling device having a radiating-section cooperatingwith the said chamber of thehood, means whereby air may be admittedthrough the hood into said chamber, and means for drawing air throughsaid chamber and the radiatingsection of the cooling device andexpelling it from the latter.

8. In combination with the motor e f an automobile, a cooling devicearranged in rear of said motor and comprising a radiat-- ing-section anda rear extension forming a chamber, the walls of which chamber haveremovably secured sections provided with openings, and means within thechamber for forcing the air therefrom through said openings.

9. "automobile, a coolingdevice, arranged in rear of said motor andhaving-a; radiatingsection and a chamber inErearj thereof, said chamberbeing formed by side-and top extensions provided with o enings' throughwhich the'air may-be ex e ed, and a rotary fan having through t meanswhere y-itm'a draw air In combination with the: motor of an i.

e radiating-section an expel'the same through the said extensions oisaid chamber.. a v v 10. In combination :with a niotor rev 7 1n itsdash-board located remote-from-the on ,of its chassis and havingthebottom-of sale dash-board rovidediwith a 'assag'e eXQ tending under te foot-boardo 'tlie caig'h motorfsu ported on the chassis-in front ofthe dash-, card, a coolingdevicelocated'be tween the motor andthedash-board, means for removably secnringthe. cooling device to "isaid dash-board, a hoodf'siup' cited by the,

chassis and covering thesai "motorand'ai portion of. theradiating-section-of said cool-V ing device, means for securingthe hoodin lace on the car, and means for expelling air rom saidcooling devicethrough' the passage under the foot-board;

'11. In combination with the frame of a motor car having its dash-boardremote from the forward end of its chassis, and

having the base of its dash-board'provided with a passage therethrough,a motor. su Iported on the chassis in front of the das card, acooling-device arranged between the motor and the dash-board, means forremovably securing the cooling device in place, a hood .havlng an airreceiving chamber the bottom of which completely covers said motor andsaid hood also coverings. ortion of the radiating-section of the coolmgdevice, the chamber ofsaid hood having a screened opening at the frontof the latter and said chamber communicating with the radiating-sectionof said cooling device, whereby air entering reach the motor.

12. In combination with the chassis of an automobile, an enginesupported near the forward end of the chassis; a radlator orcooling-device disposed in rear of the engine; a hood secured to theradiator and extending around the engine, so as to inclose the same, andinto cooperative relation with the chassis in front and at both sides ofthe engine, said hood also covering a large portion of the cooler; andmeans in coiiperative relation with the cooler for exhausting the heatfrom the engine chamber of the hood and drawing cool air through theexposed face of the radiator, substantially as described. y

13. In combination with the frame of an automobile, a radiator removablysecured to said chamber cannot secured to the frame in front of theradiator;

a hood hinged to the face of the radiator and extending about theengine; a chamber arranged between the dash-board and the radiator; andmeans for exhausting hot air from the hood-chamber and simultaneouslydrawing cool air through the face of the radiator into said chamber andexpelling the cool and heated air thus drawn into the chamber from thelatter.

14. In combination with the dash-board of the car, a radiator removablysecured thereto having its top extended to provide a cham ber betweenits body and the dash-board, 15

and foraminous sections removably secured in cooperative relation to thesides of the radiator and the dash-board, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto 2o signed our names in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. DE FEVRE. JAMES E. WOODBRIDGE.

Witnesses:

H. T. BROWN, M. F. MoGRA'r'H.

